The first session of the fortieth annual meeting of the Academy of Political Science at the Hotel Astor yesterday afternoon was devoted to a discussion of tariff readjustments and trade expansion. W.S. Kies, Chairman of the First Federal Banking Association, who presided, discussed fundamental factors in the present economic situation in Europe. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on December 10, 1920, on Page 13 of the New York edition with the headline: PROTECTIVE TARIFF URGED FOR AMERICA; Academy of Political Science Discusses Revision of Schedules and Trade Expansion.JUSSERAND ON FRANCEAmbassador Says Nation Is Recovering--Lamont Reports Japan Eager for Our Trade. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe